Dmytro Yakovenko (athlete)

Dmytro Valeryovych Yakovenko (Ukrainian: Дмитро Валерійович Яковенко; born 17 September 1992) is a Ukrainian high jumper.[1] A member of Ukraine's track and field squad at the 2015 IAAF World Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics, Yakovenko managed to clear his outdoor best jump of 2.30 m at the 2015 Ukraine Team Championships in Kirovohrad.[2]

Dmytro Yakovenko
Personal information
Full nameDmytro Valeryovych
Yakovenko
Born (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992
Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 2.30 (2015)
Updated on 29 August 2015.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Yakovenko competed for Ukraine, along with his fellow countrymen Andriy Protsenko and eventual bronze medalist and current European record holder Bohdan Bondarenko, in the men's high jump. Leading up to his maiden Games, Yakovenko jumped a height of 2.30 metres to attain both his personal best and the IAAF Olympic entry standard at the 2015 Ukraine Team Championships.[2] During the qualifying phase, Yakovenko elected to pass 2.17 and 2.22 and then successfully cleared a season best of 2.26 m on his second attempt. Unable to trump the mandatory 2.29-metre barrier after three successive attempts, Yakovenko finished twentieth from a field of 43 high jumpers.[3][4]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Ukraine
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 12th 2.14 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 27th (q) 2.26 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 21st (q) 2.19 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (q) 2.26 m

References
  1. "Dmytro Yakovenko". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. "Дмитро Яковенко та Олександр Шелест приносять Кіровоградщині чергові медалі" [Dmytro Yakovenko and Oleksandr Shelest brought home medals in Kirovohrad] (in Ukrainian). SportReporter.com.ua. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. "Athletics: Men's High Jump Qualification Round". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. "Олімпіада-2016: Бондаренко і Проценко – в фіналі зі стрибків у висоту, Яковенко – вибув" [2016 Olympics: Bondarenko and Protsenko advanced to the high jump final, Yakovenko eliminated] (in Ukrainian). Segodnya. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.


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